1. First English Settlements

2. England Seeks Colonies
Two earliest efforts during 1580s
Established colonies late 1500s
The coast of North Carolina
Roanoke island 1585 then abandoned
Second, a great mystery of American history
Set up 1587
War with Spain
No ship visited Roanoke until 1590
Colony abandoned

3. Earliest Settlements Part 1
1607- Group of wealthy people attempt establish an English colony
Formed the Virginia Company of London
Hoped discover gold or silver or trade furs with the native Americans
King James I granted merchants a charter to establish Virginia
Charter- document issued by government grants specific rights to person or company
100 men sailed into Chesapeake Bay
England’s first permanent settlement
Strategically located

4. Earliest Settlements Part 2
Caught a disease called malaria
Not farmers
By of 100 left
John Smith was sent
He said: “He who works not, eats not.”
Buildings made of timber
Raided Native American settlements
They found a dependable source of income
Tobacco
Popular in European countries

5. Earliest Settlements Part 3
Success of tobacco
1619 Dutch ship
Separatists left Holland & settled in Virginia- Pilgrims
Pilgrim- a person who takes a religious journey
100 people sailed and landed in Massachusetts

6. Climate and Natural Resources
Swampy Peninsula
Insects thrived in warm weather
Tobacco

7. How did the geography determine the way they made a living?
Influenced how English colonies developed
How some of the people in the colonies live
Swampy peninsula

8. Difficulties Starving time: 1609, John Smith returned to England
Conditions in Jamestown worsened
Relations with Native Americans
Powhatan decided time had come drive English away
Settlements ran out of food
called Starving Time
1610, 60 colonists were still alive
20 Africans abroad Dutch ship
Permanent slavery Africans not established Virginia last part 1600s
half of the colonists died from hunger & disease

9. Limitations of Monarcy
Limited by law
Limited lawmaking body called parliament
Limited power punish people without trial
Power to impose new taxes

10. Government of first American Colony's Part 1
April 1619 governor George Yeardley
arrived London , wanted two burgesses each settlement
elect someone represent citizens
Jamestown developed representative government
form government voters elected people make laws
By 1618, martial law abolished & legislative assembly created
first meeting 22 members assemble met July 30
meet at church in Jamestown
Virginia lawmaking body , House of Burgesses, met first time1619
could pass laws set taxes

11. Government of first American Colonies Part 2
shared power with governor, made center representative government
Most first laws about tobacco & taxes measures against drunkenness
Jamestown was a democracy
King granted merchants charter gave Virginia Company large portion North America
1618 martial laws abolished & legislative assembly created

12. RELIGION Part1 England people could punished for beliefs
Time Jamestown founded, people eastern England left homes & settled Netherlands
wanted separate church England & practice Christianity own way
called separatists, often persecuted
or treated badly because religion
several groups separatists
settled Netherlands
allowed worship as they pleased,
not happy
James Brown

13. RELIGION Part 2 1620 one group separatists decided leave
Left Netherlands and settle Virginia
Know today as pilgrim
Arrived in Virginia on Mayflower

14. Extra Extra Read All ‘Bout It!!!
John smith: sent out from London
to lead colony in fall 1608
First thanksgiving fall 1621
Pilgrims and Native Americans
Local chief gave pilgrims some food
Squanto= seeds native plant: corn, beans, & pumpkins
showed how plant them
Africans chance earn freedom working certain # years

15. Cited Sources
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